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#B00A10

#b00a10 ≈ Cornell Red

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#b00a10 is a color from the red family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.02% red, 3.92% green and 6.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 94.32% magenta, 90.91% yellow and 30.98% black. Its hue angle is 357.83°, with 89.25% saturation and 36.47% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with energy, passion and urgency. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.25:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cornell Red (#b31b1b), ΔE 1.99.

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Web safe#990000
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Relative luminance0.0948

Complementary

  1. #b00a10
  2. #0ab0aa

Split complementary

  1. #b00a10
  2. #0ab057
  3. #0a63b0

Analogous

  1. #b00a63
  2. #b00a10
  3. #b0570a

Triadic

  1. #b00a10
  2. #10b00a
  3. #0a10b0

Tetradic

  1. #b00a10
  2. #b0aa0a
  3. #0ab0aa
  4. #0a10b0

Square

  1. #b00a10
  2. #63b00a
  3. #0ab0aa
  4. #570ab0

Monochromatic

  1. #1f0203
  2. #680609
  3. #b00a10
  4. #f2151d
  5. #f65d63

Shades

#b00a10 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b00a10
  2. #9e090e
  3. #8d080d
  4. #7b070b
  5. #6a060a
  6. #580508
  7. #460406
  8. #350305
  9. #230203
  10. #120102
  11. #000000

Tints

#b00a10 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b00a10
  2. #b82328
  3. #c03b40
  4. #c85458
  5. #d06c70
  6. #d88588
  7. #df9d9f
  8. #e7b6b7
  9. #efcecf
  10. #f7e7e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b00a10 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b00a10
  2. #ab161b
  3. #a62226
  4. #a22d32
  5. #9d393d
  6. #984548
  7. #935153
  8. #8e5d5e
  9. #8a686a
  10. #857475
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #575757 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #844445 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4a410c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #706300 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c30011 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #80330e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8e4e07 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bc0011 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b00a10 {
  color: #b00a10;
}
Background
.bg-b00a10 {
  background-color: #b00a10;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b00a10 {
  border: 2px solid #b00a10;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b00a10;
  --color-primary-rgb: 176 10 16;
  --color-primary-hsl: 358 89% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b00a10 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b00a10, #b0570a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b00a10 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(176 10 16 / 0.35);
}

#b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 1.99 #a81c07 Rufous ΔE 3.10 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 3.24 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 4.78 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 5.36 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 5.36 #92000a Sangria ΔE 6.13 #4ff5ef Inverted #575757 Grayscale 

Cornell Red
#b00a10  rgb(176, 10, 16)  hsl(358, 89%, 36%)  Cornell Red
#0ab0aa  rgb(10, 176, 170)  hsl(178, 89%, 36%)  Light Sea Green
#10b00a  rgb(16, 176, 10)  hsl(118, 89%, 36%)  Kelly Green
#0a10b0  rgb(10, 16, 176)  hsl(238, 89%, 36%)  Zaffre